Marshall University converts to Mushroom Kingdom
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Sep 18th 2007 at 8:48PM }
Thankfully this story doesn't end badly like the last time we reported on Super Mario boxes being publicly displayed. Last year the small town of Ravenna, Ohio called in the bomb squad after 17 "suspicious packages" which looked like the iconic Super Mario Bros. power-up cubes were found throughout the town.
Full disclosure: Griffin McElroy is brother of Joystiq writer Justin McElroy. Trust us, that didn't earn him any points in us running this story.
Gallery: Marshall University goes Mario
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Victor @ Sep 18th 2007 8:54PM
nepotism!
jk :D
Orange Soda @ Sep 18th 2007 9:14PM
More like nepotawesome.
napalmfuzz @ Sep 18th 2007 10:37PM
i live right outside of huntington wv where the campus is... weird to see it on joystiq.
upz @ Sep 18th 2007 11:32PM
I saw a sign that said "U R Mr Gay" and it made me sad.
David Burner @ Sep 27th 2007 10:55AM
Sweet! That's me hitting the block in the picture. Rock on, Griff. You're awesome.
Victor @ Sep 18th 2007 8:55PM
btw, did anyone find shrooms?
green ones are poisonous.
red ones are great though lol
Mike @ Sep 18th 2007 9:57PM
Actually, green ones are an extra life.
Smoke_Dawg_187 @ Sep 18th 2007 8:55PM
For art, that is a pretty kewl idea.
jimy @ Sep 18th 2007 9:02PM
just me or are the pics awfully pixelated?
Yoshi @ Sep 18th 2007 9:16PM
Isn't that the point of 8-bit stuff?
jimy @ Sep 18th 2007 9:18PM
haha, actually, that went through my mind when i was looking at the pics
vidGuy @ Sep 18th 2007 9:13PM
I personally spend a lot of time at Drinko Library. How about you guys?
BIGGEN @ Sep 19th 2007 6:09PM
i used to, when i went there. i still live in the area, in B'ville. oddly enough, we are marshall came out on dvd this week as well.
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Sep 18th 2007 9:14PM
that's awesome
Anni @ Sep 18th 2007 9:18PM
Neat! Watch out when you're on bridges though, dude.
tommy redd @ Sep 20th 2007 5:28PM
sweet. this is why i love Marshall.
2slick @ Sep 18th 2007 9:30PM
griffin? haha
Zamzoph @ Sep 18th 2007 9:36PM
Wait a sec... didn't some douche interpret this as a bomb threat before?
Zamzoph @ Sep 18th 2007 9:37PM
*reads the article*
Oh yeah.... there ya go.
konajinx @ Sep 18th 2007 9:42PM
Ah, the gal who stole my virginity all those years ago was from Marshall...can I please have it back?
Korova @ Sep 19th 2007 6:37AM
No, you cant. She donated it to science. Talk to the Smithsonian
Adv2k1 @ Sep 18th 2007 9:44PM
VERY AWESOME. I would so have fun trying to hit that ?box
Grant @ Sep 18th 2007 9:58PM
Griffins a pretty sweet name.
but when you think about it, what would possess someone to name their child after a mythical lion eagle?
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 19th 2007 2:25AM
A fit of awesomeness.
fulci zombi @ Sep 18th 2007 9:58PM
I wonder if anything is in them?
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Sep 18th 2007 11:29PM
those will be stolen by frat boys probably before next monday
Matthew @ Sep 19th 2007 12:57AM
I so totally go here, gives me something to go do tomorrow between classes.
Korova @ Sep 19th 2007 6:41AM
We have this poster around town: "Last year 1944 americans saw something and said something."
I guess 17 of them were in Ravenna.
The poster just begs to be grafitti'd into: "...saw something and said WTF"
Cherz @ Sep 19th 2007 8:24PM
Damn. I graduated from there last year!
Sean @ Sep 19th 2007 11:13AM
I want a chain chomp.